Treating Eating Disorders

Summary:

Societal pressure to be fashion-model thin and our increasing preoccupation with obesity have helped cause as many as 8 million Americans to develop clinical eating disorders. Many of them are adolescent females, for whom nutritional deprivation during the growth years can have severe and lasting consequences. Surprisingly, older people and athletes are also at risk. This comprehensive course focuses on diagnosis and treatment, with emphasis on assessment techniques, counseling strategies and nutritional interventions.

Objectives:

The goal of this course is to provide clinicians information on the seriousness of eating disorders to increase their ability to recognize the symptoms to initiate interventions.

Provide an example of a nutrition intervention for each of the following categories: food and/or nutrient delivery, nutrition education, nutrition counseling, and coordination of nutrition care.

Explain the potential complications of refeeding syndrome and how it can be prevented.

Identify the unique needs of special populations during the treatment process.

Compare the various types of psychotherapies and alternative therapies used to treat eating disorders and the psychotropic medications used to treat eating disorders.

List four types of expressive therapy.

List four signs each of recovery and relapse.

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Accreditation Information

This course is intended for an interprofessional audience, including dietitians, health educators, athletic trainers, and fitness professionals.

Fitness professionals: Take this version of the course to ensure you receive appropriate credit.

For the version accredited or approved for another profession, go to your specific profession at www.continuingeducation.com. If you have a CE Direct login ID and password (generally provided by your employer), please log in as you normally would at cedirect.continuingeducation.com and search for this topic title.

Relias LLC is recognized by the American Council on Exercise as a Continuing Education Specialist (provider #250164). This course is approved for 0.8 ACE CEC. ACE approval for this course expired 12/31/2019.

OnCourse Learning, a Relias LLC company, is recognized by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certification Committee as an approved provider of continuing education (provider #A1074). This course is approved for 0.6 CEU of continuing education for the CSCS & NSCA-CPT.

The American College of Sports Medicine’s Professional Education Committee certifies that Nutrition Dimension meets the criteria for official ACSM Approved Provider status from 2010 to 2013 (provider #681205). ACSM’s Professional Education Committee certifies that Relias LLC meets the criteria for official ACSM Approved Provider status from 2013 to December 2022 (provider #730441). This course is approved for 8.0 ACSM CECs. ACSM approved providership of these programs does not imply endorsement of the sponsoring organization’s products/services.